Solutions Architect - Presales (Cisco)

About the role

Ingram Micro is hiring a Solutions Architect for presales in Ahmedabad. You will work closely with Sales, Partners and Customers to understand their business and technical needs, then design end-to-end Cisco solutions and act as a trusted technical advisor.

Key responsibilities

• Design end-to-end Cisco solutions covering enterprise networking (switching, routing, wireless), security (firewalls, Cisco ISE, Duo, Umbrella, Secure Access), SD-WAN, cloud and data center, and prepare HLD, LLD and BoQ / BoMC
• Prepare and respond to RFPs, RFIs and RFQs, and create techno-commercial proposals, compliance matrices and scope documents
• Deliver solution presentations, demos, PoCs and technical walkthroughs, and support deal qualification, BOQ presentation and deal ID creation
• Coordinate with Professional Services and delivery teams for deployment readiness, and work with Cisco Account Teams, TAC and OEM support for validation
• Maintain solution documentation and mentor junior pre-sales engineers

Required profile

• BE / B.Tech in a relevant discipline
• 4-8 years of experience as a Pre-Sales / Solution Engineer
• Cisco certifications such as CCNA / CCNP preferred
• Strong presentation, communication and documentation skills, able to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Customer-focused mindset and ability to work independently

Required skills

• Networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, ICMP
• Network security: firewalls, VPNs, content filtering
• Cisco Meraki (MX, MS, MR) deployment and dashboard management
• Cisco DNA Center, ISE, Umbrella, Duo, Secure Service Connect
• SNMP-based network monitoring (ManageEngine and similar)
• Preferred: basic knowledge of AD, DNS, DHCP, NTP and virtualization

What we offer

• Exposure to enterprise and large-scale Cisco deployments
• Work with cross-functional sales, partner and delivery teams
• Opportunity to grow as a trusted technical advisor and architect